Grant

None of the 3 Chinese factions can win if they don’t first cooperate to keep Japan in check.

Hegseth drove himself this morning, I see

Battle Commander Unboxing Check out Carl Paradis' new game from Sound of Drums. A huge box filled with blocks of various shapes, cards, and 3 double-sided maps. All indications are that they are hoping to make a series starting with this, Vol 1. It's a very different game from the old hex-and-counter style. ---------------

Battle Commander Unboxing

Check out Carl Paradis' new game from Sound of Drums. A huge box filled with blocks of various shapes, cards, and 3 double-sided maps. It's a beauty.

Down. Or whoever built those stairs should be punched.

Local Sommelier just fuckin’ guessing Niagara, ON - The wine-loving community was shocked today to learn that local Sommelier Jacob Tillaney has been absolutely just fuckin’ guessing every time he gives tasting notes for a bottle of wine.

Local Sommelier just fuckin’ guessing

I've seen Los Lobos a couple times, but the best was in a space not much bigger than a community center. Fantastic.

I saw the Pretenders headlining their own tour. 88? 89? The Get Close album. I've had a terrible crush on Chrissie Hynde my whole life. Her autobiography, Reckless, is pretty good.

I saw that tour in Vancouver. Opening was The BoDeans and Los Lobos, I think.

Paralympic curling rocks! Maybe even more fun to watch than regular curling. What a shot.

Against the Reich looks interesting. Getting to choose the invasion site can be great. Though in some games, you learn that Normandy was the right choice no matter what.

Alias Grace is a great choice.

I have the Omaha one, and had thought I had the St.Lo one- part of a used lot and it was very incomplete. So just the Omaha one. Haven’t played it but it looks like it has an activation system like GCACW. Does that sound right?

Ace of Aces Powerhouse 2026 unboxing 44 years after it's initial release (and 46 years after the initial Handy Rotary volume), Ace of Aces is back. Larger page sizes and in colour this time. They've started with the Powerhouse series, but the word is that if this goes well, we will see the Rotary and other series, too. ---------------

Ace of Aces Powerhouse 2026 unboxing

44 years after it's initial release (and 46 years after the initial Handy Rotary volume), Ace of Aces is back. Larger page sizes and in colour this time.

Live Cardboard 27 - West Front - YouTube Theoretically, I love WWII West Front Games. So why have I only played 14 of the 36 games I own that are set there? DDay, Normandy, Bulge, Scheldt...let's ta...

Live Cardboard 27 - West Front

I love WWII West Front Games. So why have I only played 14 of the 36 games I own that are set there? DDay, Normandy, Bulge, Scheldt...let's talk about West Front games. What have I missed?

Mar 12 - NEW TIME! 8e/5p

Yeah, I wanted to just leave it on the table and have a go.

Battalion S3 Vol 1 Unbagging The Gamers (MMP) have launched yet another magazine: Battalion S3. It's aimed exclusively at players of the Battalion Combat Series (BCS). This inaugural issue features a handful of articles aimed at teaching BCS, as well as a small game, Danger Forward, set at the Gela Beachhead. If you've been wan

Battalion S3 Vol 1 Unbagging

The Gamers (MMP) have launched yet another magazine: Battalion S3. It's aimed exclusively at players of the Battalion Combat Series (BCS). Includes a small game, Danger Forward, as an intro to the BCS world.

The 64-boardgame "bracket" for this year's Madness-style single elim prediction & voting contest. Each division of 16 titles has games centered around Germany/Kramer, America/Moon, France/Cathala, or Italy/various

My boardgame podcast's own version of March Madness is up. This year we've set it up around pairs & teams of designers: Kramer & Kiesling, Moon & Weissblum, Cathala & Faidutti, Luciani & others.

Make a prediction or just vote for favorites in the upcoming rounds

boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/370...

I have definitely seen one of those.

Badges are on sale for SDHistCon North 2026, July 11-12 in the Twin Cities! Get yours here now: tabletop.events/conventions/.... More information here: sdhist.com/badges-on-sa....

Live Cardboard is moving to a new time!

Starting this Thursday, we will be at 8e/5p.

Mark your calendars!

Fun system.

South Mountain Unboxing Check out this beautiful production, part of Worthington's Civil War Brigade Battle series. It features low rules overhead, almost no exclusive rules, and beautiful components. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by Nobl

South Mountain Unboxing

Check out this beautiful production, part of Worthington's Civil War Brigade Battle series. It features low rules overhead, almost no exclusive rules, and beautiful components.

Francisco Ronco Interview This is my entire interview with Francisco Ronco excerted from my recent audio podcast. This is full video, so enjoy actually seeing Francisco! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by Noble Knight Games. Let them know I sen

This is my entire interview with Francisco Ronco excerted from my recent audio podcast. This is full video, so enjoy actually seeing Francisco!

Is that Westphalian ham? I’m eating that sandwich.

Damn. Must buy.

I’d rather read that than reread White Noise.

I can see Trump sacrificing lives to save his own skin. But shame on the Republican congressmen and senators. Spineless.

We ask top designers how to make board games about the worst parts of human history Board game designers Cole Wehrle and Amabel Holland talk about designing distressing historical games - and whether to make them at all.

A long read from me today, about the delicate task of designing respectful historical board games. Massive thanks to @amabel.bsky.social and @colewehrle.bsky.social for talking to me about their design approaches. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...

There were/are plenty of cis het kids who feel they live on the margins as well. Just because they don’t value the same things the mainstream does. The kids listening to “weird” music, or reading 19th century books all the time, or dressing differently. There are many ways to live a liminal life.